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US 11,897,840 B2Granted
Processes for the production of citric acid
AssigneeInnovator Energy, LLC
InventorEthan Novek
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AssigneeInnovator Energy, LLC
InventorEthan Novek
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The present application pertains to methods for making metal oxides and/or citric acid. In one embodiment, the application pertains to a process for producing calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, or both from a material comprising calcium and magnesium. The process may include reacting a material comprising calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. Separating, concentrating, and calcining may lead to the production of oxides such as calcium oxide or magnesium oxide. In other embodiments the application pertains to methods for producing an alkaline-earth oxide and a carboxylic acid from an alkaline earth cation-carboxylic acid anion salt. Such processes may include, for example, reacting an alkaline-earth cation-carboxylic acid anion salt with aqueous sulfur dioxide to produce aqueous alkaline-earth-bisulfite and aqueous carboxylic acid solution. Other useful steps may include desorbing, separating, and/or calcining.
A process for producing an alkaline-earth oxide and a carboxylic acid from an alkaline earth cation-carboxylic acid anion salt wherein the process comprises:
A process for producing calcium oxide and carboxylic acid from a calcium cation-carboxylic acid anion salt wherein the process comprises:
A process for producing calcium oxide and citric acid from calcium citrate wherein the process comprises:
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